RHYE RELEASES SPIRIT TODAY WITH VIDEO FOR ALBUM TRACK NEEDED
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"These are songs about love in my life, but also about the love for piano brought back into my life." - Milosh
Toronto, ON — May 10, 2019 — Today, Rhye releases the new eight-track piano project, Spirit, and shares the music video for lead single, Needed. The video was directed and edited by Mike Milosh, conceptualized and produced by Milosh and his partner, Geneviève Medow Jenkins, and choreographed by Lisa Eaton. Watch it here.
Milosh notes that, "The video for Needed is a visual expression of the lyrics, a collection of interpretations and emotions created by the song itself. I took a fly-on-the-wall approach with each of the dancers and actors as they each had their own experience with the music. I just asked them to let go. It was an honor to witness these artists be so vulnerable and trusting, to capture these intimate moments that moved within each of them."
Born out of falling in love with playing the piano again, Spirit captures the subtle magic of gentle moments. "About a year and a half ago, my girlfriend surprised me with a borrowed piano," Milosh says. "It wasn’t in the best shape, but it made itself at home in my apartment and I started playing it every morning… just messing around at first, but it slowly became a morning ritual I couldn’t shake." Out of the many sketches, Spirit started to take shape. "It's a collection of songs I did alone in the studio with just a piano, intertwined with collaborations with some of my favorite piano-based musicians."
One such musician is Dan Wilson (formerly of Semisonic with co-writing credit on Adele's "Someone Like You"), who co-wrote Needed. On the track, Milosh and Wilson's songwriting chemistry is evident. There's an undeniable loveliness in the song's sparse and cavernous arrangement, where strings, guitar, and synths add rich textures to the melody, while simultaneously allowing a single grand piano and Milosh's voice to stand at the center.
Elsewhere on Spirit, Ólafur Arnalds adds plush piano chords and lilting melodies to the relaxed, beat-driven, Patience, while Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) layers wistful, dancing piano refrains to the project's yearning finale, Save Me, which he co- wrote and arranged with Milosh.
An additional standout track is Wicked Dreams, which grooves through a dense and ever-evolving arrangement of cascading piano, rich bass, fuzzed-out electric guitar, and a multitude of synth flourishes with curiosity and levity.
Spirit is out now with vinyl pre-order available now and ships June 28th. Pre-order the vinyl HERE.
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Tour Dates:
May 11 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ Corona Capital
May 14 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Rio 70
May 17 - Mexico D.f., Mexico @ El Plaza Condesa
May 18 - Querétaro, Mexico @ Pulso Festival
May 25 – Toronto, Ontario @ CBC Music Festival
May 29 - Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
June 1-2 - Kodama, Japan @ FFKT Festival
June 15 - Madrid, Spain @ Paraiso Festival
June 17 - Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
June 18 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
June 20 - Katowice, Poland @ Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice 2019
June 21 - Kyiv, Ukraine @ Bel Etage
June 22 - Tbilisi, Georgia @ Tbilisi Open Air
July 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
August 11 - Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre (w/ Feist)
August 13 - Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre (w/ Feist)
August 15 - Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery (w/ Feist)
September 15 - Winnipeg, Canada @ The Garrick
September 17 - Saskatoon, Canada @ Coors Event Centre
September 19 - Calgary, Canada @ The Palace
September 20 - Edmonton, Canada @ Myer Horowitz Theatre
September 23 - Vancouver, Canada @ Vogue
September 24 - Victoria, Canada @ Capital Ballroom
DOWNLOAD – hi-res press photo | DOWNLOAD – hi-res album art
DOWNLOAD – hi res tour poster
About Last Gang:
Last Gang is a music company founded in 2003 and credited with launching the careers of Metric, Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT and Crystal Castles. The company is also well known for its work with Arkells, Ryan Hemsworth, Purity Ring, Lights, and Chromeo. Last Gang is an Entertainment One company. www.lastgang.com
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